Li Yuanrang saw that his code was vetoed by pitcher Fukushima Ichihei, and he didn't know what other way to change to for a while. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info called a timeout and ran up the pitcher's mound.

"It's very common for pitchers to shake their heads, so you don't have to run around for this......"

"I just want to know why I shook my head, and I can improve the ball distribution in the future, after all, the urgency, the inside and outside corners, and the height and lowness are all taken into account."

"It's because of this, it's too formatted, and the opponent can easily guess it. And there are many factors in the ball, have you considered the problem of ball type? The opponent is a left-hand hitter, and there is a high chance that the slider with a high inside corner will turn into a touch ball. ”

"But if you don't have a problem with the ball, you shouldn't be able to touch it, right, isn't Fukushima's predecessor the best at controlling the ball?"

"The possibility of losing a shot is also counted, in addition to the loss of a shot that becomes a touch, there is also a loss of a shot that has no change at all. The average hitter likes to lose shots with a high inside corner ......"

At this point, the referee urged the two to end the conversation.

"The next time I shake my head, just change the ball and don't have to call a timeout."

Fukushima said this to him as Lee walked down the pitcher's mound.

Lee returned to home plate, and this time he hit a curveball in the outside corner. The ball continues to fall from the good ball area and becomes a bad ball. The beater, Kenta Ohtani, was not fooled.

According to the homework done before the game, Li Yuanrang knew that the next third goal was crucial.

If the next ball gets a good number of balls, it will force the opposing hitter into a situation where he must swing the bat. And if the inducing bad ball is detected by the opponent, the situation will become in favor of the player who chooses the ball.

In addition to that, consider setting the stage for the fourth goal later.

"The theory of ball matching is really complicated......"

Li Yuanrang thought so. Once again, he played the code of the inside corner slider. But this time, the position of the glove is slightly towards the middle of the good ball area, and the position is also low.

Fukushima on the pitcher's mound understood Lee's intentions, and this time he nodded and threw the ball as the catcher asked.

Ichihei Fukushima's change ball has never been sharp. But whether it is a slider or a curveball, the amount of variation is not small.

The ball also travels more than half a home plate laterally. Hit the ball directly into the low corner of the ball area.

The two balls in a row were change balls, and Kenta Ohtani felt that his eyesight could adapt, so he decisively shot at this ball. But in fact, his judgment was still disturbed by the curveball in front of him, and he made a subtle misjudgment of the height difference.

The baseball was knocked out and rolled rapidly on the artificial turf in the inner field of Jingu towards first base.

Unfortunately, before first baseman Masaoka received the ball, the ball had already gone out of the sideline and became a throw-in.

Although he did not get the number of outs, the number of balls is now two good and one bad, and everything is going according to Li Yuanrang's plan.

Kenta Ohtani, who turned back halfway through the run, returned to the strike zone. Li Yuanrang immediately played the code for the next goal.

Pitcher Fukushima knows how to throw an outside corner speedball.

Ohtani's eyes were just staring at the two change balls, and he couldn't adjust to the speed of the straight ball for a while. The swing of the stick misses, and the air vibrates three times.

Li Yuanrang stood up, passed the ball back to the pitcher hard, and then raised his right hand and stretched out a finger.

"One out!"

He shouted to his teammates in the room.

"One out!"

Teammates from different garrison positions responded.

This is the first number of outs that Li Yuanrang has achieved as a catcher.

"Now this guy should be able to experience the joy of being a catcher......"

In the rest area on the third base, Akio Yabe sat on the bench in the front row as a substitute.

"If it's funny, why have you been avoiding being a catcher lately?"

The person who accosted the conversation was Tian Guwu, who was usually in charge of recording the game, but any electronic devices with communication functions were not allowed to be brought into the venue during the official competition. He was somewhat bored when he couldn't use the computer, and was looking for every opportunity to chat with people.

"Oh, you can see it."

"People with a little common sense can see it, and they used all kinds of means to get Li Yuan to squat and arrest. Among the new recruits, there are suitable candidates for pitching, and they don't talk to him. ”

"Tokuda himself is still adapting to the hard ball, after all, he hasn't touched baseball much in three years of middle school like you."

"But in the first test, I threw a ball at a speed of 140 kilometers, and after three weeks, I was able to control the straight ball into the good zone. By the time the fall meets, you should be ready to pitch on the board. ”

"This, don't tell Li Yuanrang."

"Then let's talk about why you don't want to be a catcher anymore."

"It's purely physical."

"Worried that there won't be a professional baseball team that picks short catchers? But professional baseball teams aren't as superficial as college scouts, right, and there are catchers who are less than 170 tall in recent years. ”

Tako knew that Yabe had missed out on the spotlight because of his height when he graduated from high school, but he felt that if he did well, professional baseball scouts wouldn't care.

"My wrist is almost useless."

"The wrist of the pass? So how can you still make a cameo pitcher pitch? ”

Because a lot of pitcher-oriented return passes are thrown every game, and it is also necessary to pass straight to second base to stop base theft. The catcher's wrist is also a consumable. Tian Gu knew this.

"It's left-handed."

Yabe raises his left hand and gently turns his wrist in different directions.

"It hurts when you move like this, and now you basically move with your elbow when you catch the ball, but it still hurts when you catch the ball."

When Akio Yabe was in his first year of junior high school, he was obsessed with dragging a bad ball from the edge of the good ball zone into the good zone. Lots of practice repeated in private. However, because of the improper method, the wrist is overused. During his three years of secondary school, he didn't care about the slight pain.

It wasn't until he entered the college baseball club and received a fast straight ball from Fukushima Ichichi at a speed of 135 kilometers that the sharp pain in his wrist reminded him to go to the hospital for a check-up.

According to the doctor's advice, it is best for Yabe not to work as a catcher again during the three years of high school. In this way, there may be a possibility of recovery of the wrist in adulthood.

"Fukushima Senpai is faster than the stats. Therefore, the impact on the wrist is also greater. ”

Although there is no confirmation in the slow-motion video, Yabe knows that Ichihei Fukushima's straight ball has faster spins than other pitchers.

The counteract of air resistance from this rev makes Fukushima's straight ball more powerful than the ball speed on the tachymeter.

"So, you will have a hard time catching a ball of 140 kilometers like Tokuda's ball?"

"Tokuda's pitching is also fun."

Yabe looked into the infield, where Tokuda started today as a shortstop. Captain Ichihei Fukushima comforted the second-year students who had been replaced by him, citing the need to train the team. And Yabe knew that Tokuda's strength was actually superior.

"Have you ever seen him play a fighting game?"

Yabe asked Tako.

"Nope."

"When I went to recruit him into the team, I saw him fight against the rest of the fighting game club. Regardless of the level of play, the thumb, index and middle fingers of this man's right hand are beyond the ordinary dexterity and power......"